ChiDragon

When I say breathing I meant "abdominal breathing", do you think it would help you to accomplish whatever your intended end result was......???

This is the most authentic and genuine method to practice Chi Kung regardless of what style or whatever it was called. Before you ask anybody how to do Chi Kung(Qigong), this is where you start. The ultimate method of breathing

Reply to Bendowa... "My primary objective is health. For the past half decade I've been struggling with a serious digestive condition, which has psychosomatic components, that I believe can be addressed via spiritual development of the nervous system. My progress has thus far been limited mainly be injuries (for example,currently rehabbing a knee injury that limits tai chi, standing and sitting), time (have a job/career that demands the majority of my waking hours and energy), and self-pacing to remain grounded -- I find pushing too hard in any of these directions tends to be counter-productive, so am working on finding a steady pace of gentle opening and integration. So... who do I talk to about getting a practice journal? ;-) " You may practice sitting Chi Kung by concentrate on your breathing. Breathe slowly, expend your abdomen during inhalation and suck it in during exhalation. This abdominal breathing will massage your digestion system to help indigestion and prevent constipation. At the beginning, abdominal breathing is not easy. It is better to breathe progressively form shallow to deep breathing until the abdomen can be fully expanded. It may take a little time to accomplish this. In the long run, it will improve your health tremendously.

Chapter 42 - Genesis 1. 道生一。 2. 一生二。 3. 二生三。 4. 三生萬物。 5. 萬物負陰而抱陽， 6. 沖氣以為和。 Translation 1. Tao engenders One; 2. One engenders Two; 3. Two engender Three; 4. Three engender all things. 5. All things with yin on the back and yang in the front. 6. Blend the primordial essences and become homogeneous.

The eight observable sources of the Universe: 1. 乾: Heaven 2. 坤: Earth 3. 離: Fire 4. 坎: Water 5. 艮: Mountain 6. 澤: Marsh 7. 風: Wind 8. 雷: Thunder The symbols of this eight sources are needed to be drawn and understand them to know what the Yi JIng(易經) is all about.

Can anyone come up with a good reason to the best of your understanding....???

Many people were talking about the cultivation of Tao's principles by reading the TTC. What are the principles in the TTC that one would like to be cultivated.....??? Is there anyone would like to list them one by one or chapter to chapter to share your idea with us....???

No, it is 羊 with no gender specified nor species.

You lost me by throwing out piece by piece without a direct answer as usual. My double headed snake...... Are we talking about Kung Fu or the serious.....???

Year, but the Kung Fu series was written by a China man called Bruce Lee who has a BA degree in Philosophy.

Then, where do you think that the philosophy in the Kung Fu programs came from...???

Great! but how?

In regard to the attributes for the front and the back and how they were defined.....??? Let's look at the sides of the hill. The sunny side of the hill was consider to be Yang which is the front. The shadow side of the hill was considered to be Yin which is the back. Ref: Yin-Yang

It seems to me this is always falls into the dilemma of double standard.

It seems to me that Yutang was quoting from Lao Zi.

使: to make it happen; let it happen I am glad that we have some agreements in our discussions for a change. Finally. we have come to our senses.

TM doesn't believe in Yin is within Yang and vice versa. 陰中帶陽 Yang is within Yin 陽中帶陰 Yin is within Yang

It was be because no one has read Chapter One correctly. Lao Zi had introduced Wu(無) and You(有) in Chapter One and explicitly expressed throughout the TTC. All ZZ's ideas were derived from LZ.

The key to get the correct answer is from the right source. It seems no one knows how to get to the right source. Unfortunately, the source may be right up front for grabs but many chances had gone by unknowingly.

Walker..... Sorry, my translation had disappointed you. I am glad that you didn't like it. To be honest with you, I had done my best to do an unbiased translation to reflect what the article says. btw I don't think my Chinese is that bad and deserve such strong remarks from you. However, even though I did the translation but I did not like it anymore than you do. It is because I believe that is not what Chi Kung is all about neither.

Okay..... I will stop here.

I believe when the word "spiritual" was mentioned is always have something to do with the mind. You should be aware of that I had done a translation in the Dual Cultivation of Xing(mind) and Ming(body). I was advised not to put a label on oneself because it is meaningless. Well, how can a Taoist without a label and try to talk like one....??? In order to keep my spiritual mind in tact, I had labeled myself as a "Wu Wei Taoist". Now, I got this out of the way; I can speak freely. To a Chinese Taoist, cultivation of the mind is basically to have the mind in a nonchalant state. It doesn't mean that a Taoist is carefree about anything. Actually, a Taoist is always care about everything and assure that Nature is never go off course. Having a peaceful mind will keep one's mind in a high state of alert. The calmness of the mind will able one to see things clearly for making a better judgement. It will prevent one from taken an action irrationally. One will have full mental control of anger by keeping one's poise. All arguments are handled in a friendly and peaceful manner. Finally, the best policy is to beware of the unexpected silently; and handle adversity with calmness. Tai Ji will keep the practitioner in a state of serenity at all times. The slowness of the movement will keep the body in a state of easy and soft flow while the mind is indulged in an irenic mood.

I'll not go into the matter who is right or wrong. I am only interested what the words say. First, I thought walker did all the translation; but now I've realized that his translations are only in the brackets. I will do my own translation below: Breathing: In most Chi Kung, when they were talking about the practicing method is mainly about the breathing methods: such as natural breathing(自然呼吸), 潜呼吸(?), regulating the breath(调息), larynx breathing (喉头呼吸), internal breathing(内呼吸)、physiological breathing(生理呼吸)、tu-na(吐纳法), etc.. These methods, they are mostly advocated(提倡) using the combination of the mouth and nose to breathe in coordinate with a specific requirement. It was done intentionally and artificially. We called these postnatal breathing. If they were practiced all the time, of course, they may have the efficacy of medical healing and maintain one's heath. The breathing method of this Chi Kung(Wu's method) and the most Chi Kung methods are different. It is the prenatal breathing. It does not depend on the intentional method to regulate the nasal-oral breathing nor the abdominal breathing. Rather, it was done during the entry at a static state of complete quietness(or stillness). Close the mouth lightly, then the tongue will spread even spontaneously. Mentally, stop the nasal breathing. The location of breathing is focused on the passages of the nostrils. The characteristic of this kind of prenatal breathing is called orifice breathing. The so called "mentally, stop the nasal breathing". As what it says, stop it mentally rather than physically. Literally means, forget about the breathing itself. Originally, don't even think about it. Hence, let it truly be the natural breathing. It may prevent any illnesses due to the unnatural breathing which might occur. Notes: 1. 潜呼吸 It is more appropriate to translate it as submerge breathing(breathing under water). Based on Master Wu's writing, the definition of 靜動氣功(Stillness-Movement QiGong), what he meant by: 1. 靜(Static or Stillness) is the entry at the static state of complete quietness(or stillness). 2. 動(Dynamic or Movement) is the movement of natural breathing.

I know we don't "need someone to pick my brain"; but please don't forget every response that you'd made is the revelation of what is in your mind or being picked on. If one follows your tracks, then, one will find out your personality, unless, you don't respond at all.